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No. 287,939. Patented Nov. 6, 1883.

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N. PETER$ PMlO-Ullmgnphur. wnhingwn. 04 c UNITED STATES PATENT CHARLES H. JENNE, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

SPRING-MOTOR FOR RO'AD-WAGONS.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 287,939, dated November 6, 4 883,

t I Application filed September 20, 1853. (Kn model.)

" To all whom it may'concern:

Beit known that I, CHARLES H. JENNE, of the city of Indianapolis, county of Marion, and State of Indiana, -have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Motive-Power for Road-Wagons and Tricycles, of which the following is a correct specification.

The object of my inyention is to provide motive-power to be applied to road-wagons and threewheeled vehicles, in whichthesaid power is suppliedby means of steel coil-springs properly'adj usted for moving any desired load on any ordinary highway, and provided with the necessary mechanism to bring any one or all of such springs into use at the will of the operator, as hereinafter morefully described.

. Referring to the accompanying drawings filed herewith and made a part of thisspecification, andin which similar letters of reference designate similar parts of my invention, Figure 1 represents a longitudinal section of my invention on the line a: a: of Fig. 2. Fig. 3representsa sectional front view of my de-- vice as applied to a three-wheeled vehicle on the line y g; of Fig. 2. I Fig. 2 represents a plan view of my invention without sea-t, showing the guide-lever broken off. Figs. 4, 5, and 6 represent enlarged views of the several parts of my invention, shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3 by letters of reference attached thereto.

In order to enable parties skilled in the art to manufacture and to operate my invention, I will now proceed to describe the same in detai Referring to the above-mentioned drawings, in Fig. 1, s s 8" represent coiled steel springs, the inner ends of which are attached to axle a afo and the other ends having loops or eyes Z Z Z to slide along the rods r0 roro, as shown 40 in Fig. 2, the object of said springs being to impart power, through the gear-wheels g g g g", &c., and ratchets r r o to the driving-shaft Dc, provided with clutches CZ actuating traction-whecls T10.

In Figs. v2 and 3, F represents a frame forming the body of the vehicle and sup porting the inner frame for sustaining the necessary machinery to operate my device, said frame Frosting on the axle Ds'behind, and the yoke Y of the guide-wheel G10 in front, to which is attached journal-boxes J J J J to receive the shafts aa (2 said shafts being provided at one end with gear-wheels g gg upon the face of which is rigidly attached clutches OZ CZ, as seen in Figs. 1, 2, 3, and in enlarged Fig. 6, said wheel revolving between the collars Co and the ratchet r, firmly keyed to shaft to, said shaft having an annular groove cg.

In Figs. at and 5, L represents a lever provided for winding up my device and throwing the same in and out of gear, said lever having a fork, f0, at the lower end to fit into an annular groove, ag, in shaft a, and also provided with ratchet-pawl Rp to engage ratchetwheel R for winding up the springs s 8 5*, said lever moving in the guide-collar G0, which is firmly attached to frame F and operates as a fulcrum for the lever L when used to throw the springs, said guide-collar being provided with a notch, n, of sufficient depth to permit the shoulder sh on lever L to pass through and thus prevent the lever from being disengaged while winding up the springs.

The end of the shaft a may be squared to receive the crank Or, as shown in Fig. 2, for winding up the machine, if desired.

In Figs. 1, 2, and 3, B10 represents a brakewheel' mounted on drivingshaft D8 and a brake, Br, which is operated from the seat S by a foot-lever, f Z, by means of which the speed of the machine can be regulated at will.

The method of operating my machine is as follows: In order to wind up the springs, I have but to take the crank Or and apply it to the square end of the shaftc, (see Fig. 2,) and turn till the springs are sufficiently wound, and then transfer the crank to each of the axles in succession, repeating the operation till all have been wound, leaving the several shafts looked, as indicated in Fig. 2, by means of the stationary clutch GP. Having wound up the desired number of springs, the operator takes his seat, and, removing the brake Br, the first series of springs on shaft a starts the machine into motion. Should more power be desired, he has but to insert lever L through the guide-collar Go into the annular groove ag and press inwardly,which shifts the shaft a into position and engages gear-wheel g with gear wheel 9 transmitting power through gear'wheel g g to pinion g, mounted on shaft Ds, thence to traction-wheel T10, and by repeating the thesprings as occasion may require. When the power of any one of the shafts is eX- hausted, the operator can at will apply the lever L to the same, and by pressing outward throwthe shaft out of gear, wind up the coils, and throw the shaft back into gear without stopping or impairing the power of the other springs. It will be readily seen that by means of the above device any number of springs can be brought into service, and any desired power applied to the vehicle.

In illustrating my invention I have used a three-wheeled vehicle to represent its application; but I do not wish to confine myself to to three-wheeled vehicles, as I design applying the same to four-wheeled vehicles also.

The advantage which I claim for my invention is, a power which canbe applied to any vehicle, is not subject to the noise usually attending steam-powers, and is free from the ex- ,pense of maintaining animals.

- wheels Tw, substantially in the manner and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a device for propellingvehicles, the forked lever L, provided with shoulder Sh and ratchet-pawl R1), in combination with guidecollar Go, annular groove. ag, ratchet-wheel R,'a11d shaft to, substantially in the manner and for the purpose set forth.

3. I11 a device for propelling Vehicles, the shafts a a a, sliding andrevolvingin journals J J J J, with annular groove ag, ratchet B, clutch Cl 01*, gear-wheels 9 9'9, collar 00, and ratchet r, in combination with ratchet-pawl R19, gearing 1 /9 substantially in the manner and for the purpose set forth.

4. A device for propellingvehicles, consisting of a frame, F, forming the body of the vehicle and supporting the inner frame, F, to which is attached shafts a a a, revolving and moving in boXesJ J J J to which are attached steel coil-springs s s shwhich actuate the gearwheels 9 /9 communicating motivepower to traction-wheel-Tw, in combination with the mechanism above described for winding up, controlling the movement, and throwing the same in and out of gear, substantially in the manner and for the purpose set forth.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal, at Indianapolis, Indiana, this 15th day of September, A. D. 1883.

CHARLES H. JENNE. [n s.]

In presence of H. J. EVERETT, JosH E. FLoREA. 

